The three islands Malta, Gozo and Comino make up the Maltese archipelago. This Mediterranean island group
lies at a latitude of 36 degrees North and a longitude of 14 East. The islands consist of
Tertiary limestones from the Miocene and Oligocene Epoch. The yellow Globigerina limestone dominates the middle and eastern part of Malta,
whereas Upper Coralline limestone appears at the surface in the western part. The older Lower Coralline
limestone appears on the south coast and in northern coastal sections. On the photograph, you can see
salt pans that are still beautifully intact which once were carved from the limestone, near Il-Blata I-Bajda in
the middle North of Malta.
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